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Amy Heuston
January 26, 2021
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Introduction
In the wake of the current events with the pandemic of the coronavirus in our society and around the world, many traditional venues have changed the way we operate daily as people, whether it be going shopping, communicating with friends and family, or working from home.
The same is true when it comes to the world of distance learning education, many traditional and nontraditional students have been placed in a situation where their educational development is now being done remotely because of the issues with the coronavirus. This being the case for many scholars, means that more students are accessing online resources and materials more now to enhance their educational development. Review
However, the question that needs to be asked is how institutions online analyze and understand intellectual property rights when it comes to accessing digital resources for academic consumption for students and faculty members of learning institutions? In an article entitled “What Educators Should Know About Intellectual Property” goes on to illustrate why intellectual property rights are so important to the overall understanding of how resources are disseminated for learning institutions and citizens for learning in the betterment of citizens in our
communities.
The article refers to the term will intellectual property rights mean ownership or control over any type of artistic expression, intellectual property, or any work that is been deemed to be tangible or has value to society as a form of communication is protected by these rights. Meaning
that without permission from the author or the corporation, any using of their material or other resources would be prohibited under copyright law. However, as I learned in the article, this does
not preclude institutions or libraries from procuring resources that are valuable.
Public domain states institutions and individuals can use previously said it works in use them in their own creations. However, with the advent and the extension new copyright laws extends to life of the author 75 years, or 95 years for corporation, or whichever one comes first in
these situations (What educators should know about intellectual property, 2017)
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In looking at the situation from an objective point of view, one would think that the four materials would be done in perpetuity for the owners of material and their families so that they are able to receive some type of financial compensation for work presented to the public.
Another element in this review, are the ways in which academic institutions go about using copyrighted materials for the different elements of learning and social development in their
classrooms with students. With laws that make copyright infringement illegal in the United States, learning institutions and libraries are permitted use of copyrighted materials under section 107 of the US copyright law which is entitled “the fair use law.” This law allows institutions and libraries to use copyrighted works for scholarship and social development for individuals for learning purposes and their institutions.
The issue with the fair use law is that it’s guidelines are brought in definition and can be left up to the interpretation of the courts as what is acceptable for public consumption over the rights of ownership by the officers of a particular work. Before using any copyrighted material in
the classroom, and institution may want to do a face-to-face analysis of the material with its faculty to determine if the learning institution should request permission for the material in the classroom. Also, the Teach Act ensures that academic institutions meet the standards for copyrighted material in the classroom are sufficiently accredited to do so for learning purposes. Conclusion
In my opinion, although copyright laws do give some latitude for institutions in assessing
material for academic consumption there is still not a clear understanding of how the author in the institution to work together in a partnership to ensure that not only does the author get credit for their work, but also that there is some financial benefit to them as well for providing a valuable academic resource.
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What educators should know about intellectual property
. (2017, November 22). Retrieved from eTopics.missouri.edu: https://etopics.missouri.edu/support/solutions/articles/1000196500-what-educators-
should-know-about-intellectual-property